The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-11-17
Base Ball on Sunday.

The announcement in the Sunday
News that it was intended to play game
of base ball on Sunday in Charleston
caused q considerable sensation, and
excited deep indignation onthe part o1
the citizens in general. 1t was plain that
the projected performance was in viola
tion of the city ordinance and was besides
repugnant to the good sense and best
wishes of the truly religious citizens in
general.
1t appears that, on Saturday evening,
the matter had been brought to the
attention of Lieut.. Golden, the chief Of
police, who at once gave his attention to
the matter, and after consulting with the
authorities, he yesterday called on the
manager of the proposed game and in
formed him that it would not be permit
ted to be played. This information was
received in o very kindly spirit, and the
chief of police was informed at once that
no attempt would be made to carry on
the game. :.
It should be mentioned that the talk
about the game caused considerable ex.
citement in Charleston, and Bishop
Stevens, of the Reformed Episcopal
Church, and the Rev. G. A. Stakely, OF
the Citadel Square Baptist Church, wrote
to Lieut.. Golden on the subject. Bishop
Stevens in his letter said that, as a min.
lister of the Gospel and law abiding
citizen, he invoked the authority of the
chief Of police "to prevent the desecra-
ton of day regarded by the law Of the
land and by public sentiment as dedica-
ted to the worship of God" In addition
he gracefully said that he trusted that
the successful result of the weeks testlv-
tiles "may not be marred by this insult
to the Christian community"
Mr.. Stakely, in his letter, begged the
chief of police to have the city ordinance
enforced with respect to the proposed
game, and said: 'Such thing is blot
upon our community and am sure the
best element and sentiment of our people
are against it. The law is in your hands
and 1 beg you. for the sake of the good
order and good name of our city, to see
that it is executed"
It will be noted that the expectations
of Bishop Stevens and the Rev. Mr.
Stakely and the desires of the people in
general, were fully met by the action OF
the chief of police. If there could have
been any general knowledge of the afair
on Saturday it would not have gone to
the length Of publication in the Sunday
News.
tits proper to mention that the Edi.
tor of the News and Courier had no
knowledge whatever until Sunday morn
ing that anything of the kind was pro-
iected. II he. had, it would have been
condemned and denounced in the Sunday
Necs, and steps would have been taken
by him to reinforce what others might
have said in vindication of the wishes OF
the Charleston public in this matter.
1t must be admitted, however, that, il
the proposed game had been played, there
would have been numerous attendance
which shows that Charleston is not all
one way, unfortunately in this case
There were several hundred persons on
the ground in readiness for the game and
probably several hundred more were
turned back by the news that the chief
of police had forbidden the game as
being violation of the city laws.-Neao'
and Courier, Mov. Z.